Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller up to 12.2.1 REST API Endpoint improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller up to 12.2.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component REST API Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-20441. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller up to 12.2.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component REST API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in a specific REST API endpoint of Cisco NDFC could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to learn sensitive information on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization controls on the affected REST API endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted API requests to the affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download config only or full backup files and learn sensitive configuration information. This vulnerability only affects a specific REST API endpoint and does not affect the web-based management interface.

The advisory is available at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20441 since 11/08/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Forum Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller

Version

• 12.0.1a
• 12.0.2d
• 12.0.2f
• 12.1(1)
• 12.1.1
• 12.1.1e
• 12.1.1p
• 12.1.2e
• 12.1.2p
• 12.1.3b
• 12.2.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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